Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,821 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Knights of St. Peter Claver, Orlando Florida, 2007
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Knights of St. Peter Claver (1909- )
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The Texas Western Miners (1966)
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Will Mercer Cook (1903-1987)
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Ernest “Rip” Patton (1940–2021)

Explore Global African History

Carlota Leading the Slaves in Matanzas by Lili Bernard
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Carlotta Lucumi, “La Negra Carlota” (?- 1844)
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Belize City, Belize (1638- )
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Ikhlas Khan (a.k.a. Malik Raihan Habshi, ?-1656)
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The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Black Presence in Theater through the Centuries in the Historical Dictionary of African American Theater
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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
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Black Freedom and Social Class in St. Louis, Missouri between the Great Depression and the Great Society

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington